The quiet week between Christmas and New Year, when so many of us are looking both backward and forward, often brings to mind voyages that began with optimism and collided with the unexpected. Few stories capture that spirit better than Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance,
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Drake Passage
Drake Passage
You may have heard of the Drake Passage, which is one of the most feared stretches of water in the world. But it is also one of the most special and is, in fact, the only unhindered ocean area on the planet.